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Saturday, July 05, 2008
02:16 AM MYT
| Posted by: Dashken
Trade fairs like Computex Taipei are no longer merely about companies showing off the best and latest products in booths and hotel suites. They are becoming more like fashion shows, with companies employing models to show off their products. Some companies even have their models parade up and down catwalks with their latest products.
Perhaps they are trying to equate their products with the beauty of the models. Whatever it is, it is a great opportunity for us, photographers, to capture the beauty of these models. So here we present the best of the models at Computex Taipei 2008!
This will probably be the last Computex 2008 Booth Babes update. Enjoy!
Link : Computex 2008 Booth Babes
Wednesday, July 02, 2008
02:34 AM MYT
| Posted by: Dashken
Ever wondered what happens if your CMOS battery fails? Most of us know that the CMOS settings are retained whenever the PC is powered, but what happens when you turn off the PC? Will those CMOS settings just go poof? Or will they remain intact as long as the power supply remains turned on?
Believe it or not, no one knew for sure, so iModAMD decided to test a few motherboards and find out.
Link : ED#98 : What Happens When The CMOS Battery Fails?
Sunday, June 29, 2008
08:44 AM MYT
| Posted by: Dashken
Team ARP is proud to announce the winners of the Motherboard Giveaway for 2008! This is our way of saying thanks for being part of the Tech ARP community and helping us make it to where we are right now.
Congratulations to the winners! Please e-mail Adrian at awsh @ techarp.com with your forum nick, full name, address and phone number (+country code) within the next 7 days.
Those who do not reply will be contacted by PM in the forums, or by e-mail, in the next 2-3 days. But if you do not hear from us, please e-mail us. We need your reply within 7 days. Otherwise, we will have to select a new winner.
If you did not win, do not fret as there will be more contests on the way! Stay tune! Now, let’s check out the Winners.
Link : Announcing the Tech ARP April ’08 Motherboard Giveaway Contest Winners
Friday, June 27, 2008
02:11 AM MYT
| Posted by: Dashken
When NVIDIA bought AGEIA in February 2008, everyone wondered what the outcome would be. Would the new NVIDIA GTX 280 and GTX 260 come with an integrated AGEIA PhysX processor? Or will NVIDIA just use a software solution? Well, the simple answer to that NVIDIA went the software route. After all, the unified architecture used by NVIDIA since the G80 should have no problem handling physics calculations as well.
NVIDIA has finally made public the "final" ForceWare 177.39 driver. Some of those who used the "earlier" 177.39 driver had trouble installing the driver. That problem has been fixed although the driver still retained the same revision number. You can get the "final" ForceWare 177.39 drivers at these locations...
Here’s a quote from the editorial :-"You will need to install the latest 177.39 ForceWare driver in addition to the PhysX driver. At this moment, PhysX support has only been enabled for those four GPUs. NVIDIA will progressively enable PhysX support in the other GeForce 9 and GeForce 8 graphics over the next few weeks."
Link : ED#95 : NVIDIA Launches PhysX!
Thursday, June 26, 2008
09:28 AM MYT
| Posted by: Dashken
The lopsided shape of Mars may well be a result of a cataclysmic impact of a Pluto-size meteor billions of years ago, three teams of scientists are reporting. That would suggest that the lowlands of Mars’s northern hemisphere are a single gigantic impact crater, the largest crater in the solar system.
Artistic representation of the giant impact that formed the Martian dichotomy.
“The early solar system was a pretty exciting place,” said Francis Nimmo, an associate professor of earth and planetary sciences at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and the lead author of one of three scientific papers to appear in Thursday’s issue of Nature. “There were big collisions happening fairly frequently, and those collisions affected what the planets ultimately ended up looking like.” (More..)
09:24 AM MYT
| Posted by: Dashken
"This is the fastest and the best way [to> go forward," said Nokia’s XVP yesterday. "What we are gaining here is the knowledge and the experience from the employee base in Symbian Ltd. For Nokia, this is a good investment."
During yesterday’s press conference with soon-to-be members of the Symbian Foundation -- the group being assembled by Nokia after its historic purchase of Symbian Ltd. is complete -- the one aspect of the deal that reporters couldn’t quite wrap their heads around was this: Nokia wants to set Symbian free, so it’s buying it. Is this how Nokia expects to answer the challenge from Google’s Open Handset Alliance with Android?
"It’s important to look at this as a market-making move," Nokia Executive Vice President Kai Oistamo told reporters yesterday. "Looking at this as a response to anything would not be making any justice to the boldness and the magnitude of the change that we are creating today. We are [giving>, technologically, the most proven software to open source, offering it royalty-free for anybody out there to develop and create products from this asset. It really has...an unparalleled existing ecosystem already, 200 million handsets out there today, 400 four million developers. (More..)
02:26 AM MYT
| Posted by: Dashken
Trade fairs like Computex Taipei are no longer merely about companies showing off the best and latest products in booths and hotel suites. They are becoming more like fashion shows, with companies employing models to show off their products. Some companies even have their models parade up and down catwalks with their latest products.
Perhaps they are trying to equate their products with the beauty of the models. Whatever it is, it is a great opportunity for us, photographers, to capture the beauty of these models. So here we present the best of the models at Computex Taipei 2008!
Link : Computex 2008 Booth Babes
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
01:50 PM MYT
| Posted by: Dashken
The x264 HD Benchmark is the “High Definition version” of the x264 Benchmark which has become a standard CPU benchmark for Tech ARP as well as many other hardware enthusiasts.
The new x264 HD Benchmark ups the ante by using a new 720p24 high-definition video clip. Therefore, it will be a great test of the processor’s ability to encode HD quality video streams. Give it a try and let us know how your processor fares!
Here’s a quote from the article :-"Simply put, it is a reproducible measure of fast your machine can encode a short, HD-quality video clip into a high quality x264 video file. It’s nice because everyone running it will use the same video clip and software. The video encoder (x264.exe) reports a fairly accurate internal benchmark (in frames per second) for each pass of the video encode and it also uses multi-core processors very efficiently."
Link : x264 HD Benchmark Version 2.0
10:29 AM MYT
| Posted by: Dashken
The announcement that Japanese mobile carrier SoftBank would be the first to offer the iPhone 3G in Japan was surprising to many observers, mainly because SoftBank is considerably smaller than competitors NTT DoCoMo and au by KDDI. There was also the question of just how many Japanese consumers would even want the iPhone 3G. Based on a recent Reuters piece detailing SoftBank’s iPhone 3G pricing, though, the carrier is hoping that the iPhone 3G will solve both problems, and is trying to keep prices a bit lower than its rivals to sweeten the deal.
The 8G iPhone 3G will be selling for ¥23,040, or approximately $214, and the 16GB model will cost ¥34,560, or around $321. The article also says that customers can "pay for the device over the course of two years," although it’s unclear if this is just referring to a subsidy, or if it’s something else. In terms of monthly charges, SoftBank says that the iPhone subscription will run users roughly ¥7,280 per month, or $67, including unlimited 3G data access. (More..)
10:27 AM MYT
| Posted by: Dashken
If you were hoping Microsoft (NSDQ:MSFT) would issue a dramatic last minute, Hollywood-style stay of execution for Windows XP, then you’ve been watching too many movies.
In a thank you letter sent to customers Monday, Bill Veghte, senior vice president of Microsoft’s Online Services and Windows Business Group, reiterated Microsoft’s June 30 end-of-life date for XP and said Microsoft plans to continue supporting XP with security updates and other critical updates until April 2014.
The letter contains no new information, but instead reprises the main talking points to which Microsoft has stuck since customers and partners began complaining about Vista’s shortcomings: Namely, that unhappy Vista customers will still be able to use XP, and that the market’s perception of Vista is quite different from the reality. (More..)
10:25 AM MYT
| Posted by: Dashken
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Bill Gates’ retirement from Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) later this week marks the end of an era for the software giant, thrusting CEO Steve Ballmer into the spotlight during one of the most challenging periods in the company’s history.
The departure of Gates, who will remain the company’s non- executive chairman, coincides with an escalating rivalry with Google Inc (GOOG.O: Quote, Profile, Research) and other competitors who are using the Internet to chip away at Microsoft’s software dominance.
With Gates taking a step back, the weight of Microsoft’s future falls squarely on Ballmer’s shoulders. (More..)
08:22 AM MYT
| Posted by: Chai
- Zalman VF900-Cu Ultra Quiet Heatpipe VGA Cooler review @ Benchmark Reviews
- A-DATA 32GB Speedy Compact Flash review @ techPowerUp
- Visiontek HD 3870 X2 Overclocked Edition review @ Bjorn3D
- NVIDIA to AMD: Chew on GeForce 9800 GTX+ @ PC Perspective
- AMD Radeon HD 4850 512MB preview @ PC Perspective
- QNAP TS-409 Turbo NAS review @ Elite Bastards
- Radeon HD 4850 In Crossfire at 4GHz @ TweakTown
- G.Skill 4GB DDR3-1600 Pi Series Dual Channel Memory Kit review @ Bigbruin.com
- Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 In Crossfire @ TweakTown
- RooGoo (XBLA) review @ GamingHeaven
- Thermaltake ProWater 850i review @ TechwareLabs
- MSI R4850 Radeon HD 4850 512 MB review @ techPowerUp
- PowerColor Radeon HD 4850 512 MB review @ techPowerUp
- ATI Radeon HD 4850 RV770 Sneak Peek @ HotHardware.com
- Boogie Bug Black Pearl MicroATX Case review @ Madshrimps
- A first look at the Radeon HD 4850 @ Tech Report
- Logitech Squeezebox Duet Network Music System review @ TheTechLounge
- Western Digital My Book Mirror Edition 2TB review @ Digital Trends
- The Best Eco-Gadgets @ Digital Trends
- Thermaltake ProWater 850i review @ Overclockers Online
- Corsair TX750W Power Supply review @ TechwareLabs
- Intel P45 Vs. X48 Crossfire Performance review @ TweakTown
- AMD refines its approach to Stream Computing @ Tech Report
- BFG ES-800 review @ Bjorn3D
- VelociRaptor Redux, now with final firmware @ Tech Report
- Blast Works (Wii) review @ GamingHeaven
- Asus Crosshair II Formula motherboard review @ TechSpot.com
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 1024MB review @ Digit-Life
- AMD Pitches Cinema 2.0 Experience @ TweakTown
- Super Talent 8 GB USB Pico Drive review @ TechwareLabs
- Arctic Cooling Silentium T2 ECO 80 ATX Case review @ Madshrimps
- VisionTek Radeon HD 3870 X2 Overclocked Edition review @ DriverHeaven
- NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX+ 512MB preview @ PC Perspective
- BlacX and BlacX-SE HDD Docking Stations review @ Modders-Inc
- ASUS Eee PC 1000H Under The Covers review @ TweakTown
- Xigmatek Achilles CPU Cooler review @ techPowerUp
- Enemy Territory: Quake Wars Xbox 360 review @ TTGamer
- Four Radeon HD 4850s In CrossfireX review @ TweakTown
- CoolerMaster Hyper 212 CPU Cooler review @ Virtual-Hideout
- Koolance CPU-340 Water Block review @ Virtual-Hideout
- SilenX ICX-120HA2 Extreme CPU Cooler review @ Virtual-Hideout
- MSI P7N SLI Platinum (750i) Motherboard review @ Madshrimps
- Sunbeam Core-Contact Freezer CPU Cooler review @ DreamWare Computers
- PC Power & Cooling Silencer 500w Power Supply review @ OCIA.net
- Lite-On EZ DUB ( DX-20A4PU) Optical Drive review @ Overclockers Online
- ATI Catalyst 8.6 Analysis - XP & Vista @ TweakTown
- Hiper Osiris HTC-1K514-A1 Mid-Tower Computer Case review @ Benchmark Reviews
- NVIDIA 9800 GTX+ review @ Bjorn3D
- Diamond ATI Radeon HD4850 review @ motherboards.org
02:28 AM MYT
| Posted by: Dashken
The much anticipated release of the new Mozilla Firefox 3 has set a new world record and is perhaps the most downloaded program of all time. There are even talks of Guinness World Record status.
However, as with all things that are new, Firefox 3 also suffers from some compatibility issues and bugs on its initial release. While validating my installation of Windows Vista Ultimate X64, I came across a bug with the new Firefox 3 browser.
Link : ED#97 : WGA Plug-In Bug In Firefox 3
Monday, June 23, 2008
06:30 AM MYT
| Posted by: Dashken
After years of development, Microsoft finally released Windows XP Service Pack 3 for downloading early last month. Earlier, we covered how the Windows XP SP3 RC didn’t support high definition audio because Microsoft apparently "forgot" to add the Universal Audio Architecture (UAA) driver for High Definition Audio devices in the latest release candidate of the Windows XP Service Pack 3.
Now that the final Windows XP Service Pack 3 has been released, one, especially yours truly, wonders if it now supports high definition audio, or if Microsoft forgot to add the driver once again?
Link : ED#96 : High Definition Audio Support In Windows XP SP3
Saturday, June 21, 2008
04:32 PM MYT
| Posted by: Dashken
There are so many CPU models that it has become quite impossible to keep up with the different models or even remember their specifications.
Therefore, we decided to compile this guide to provide an easy reference for those who are interested in comparing the specifications of the various desktop CPUs in the market, as well as those already obsolescent or obsolete.
Currently covering 653 desktop CPUs, this comprehensive comparison will allow you to easily compare up to 18 different specifications for each and every CPU.
Link : Desktop CPU Comparison Guide
Friday, June 20, 2008
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